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Moxon, Joseph
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Moxon, Joseph
- The use of the astronomical playing-cards, teaching any ordinary capacity by them to be acquainted with all the stars in Heaven, to know their place in Heaven, colour, nature, and bigness. As also the poetical reasons for every constellation, very useful, pleasant, and delightful for all lovers of ingeniety. London: the author, 1676
- Paper
First edition, 8vo (162 x 105mm.), nineteenth-century calf-backed marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, without the cards, title-page slightly soiled, extremities slightly rubbed
Literature
Davis & Carter 69; Wing M3027cA
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This book was designed to be used in conjunction with astronomical playing-cards, also produced by Moxon; a set of the cards was sold in these rooms, 22 May 1967, together with this book, noted in the catalogue as "apparently the only copy known". Moxon and his son James also printed geographical playing cards and other educational sets of cards (see Mann, All cards on the table (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, 1991), 258). The last five pages contain "A catalogue of globes coelestial and terrestial, spheres, maps, sea-plats, mathematical instruments, and books, made and sold by Joseph Moxen [sic] on Ludgate Hill at the Sign of Atlas".
Rare. ESTC lists only three copies, at Christ Church Oxford, the University of California (both with the cards), and Yale University. Another edition was published in 1692, the year after Moxon's death.